RE: new purchases

It is anecdotes like these that make this list so wonderful. Glad to here
you are in one piece.
Theresa
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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-gardenchat@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Linda L Wallpe
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:45 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] new purchases
Kitty,
What I have to say about Calycanthus floridus, CAROLINA ALSPICE will not
be of much use until it's a large bush.
When we moved back to Cincinnati, we rented the first floor of a large,
old house from an older couple who lived on the the top two floors. Mrs.
Jewell was a gem of a gardener and she had 3 mature, sweet shrubs under
our bedroom window.
Well, one day I was washing windows. These were really large, tall
windows in 3 sections. I flipped up one too many sections, forgot to
hold on, and fell backwards right out of the window into one of the
bushes. Unfortunately, Mrs. Jewell was working about 5 feet away in her
perennial bed and nearly had a stroke. I think it was concern over my
body but it may have been about the bush.
I can attest to the fact that Calycanthus floridus, CAROLINA ALSPICE will
greatly slow down a falling body, smelling sweetly at the same time. I
was only slightly scratched but I gave up serious window washing. This
probably wasn't the kind of information you were looking for though.
Linda Wallpe
Cincinnati, Zone 6a
Only $9.95 per month!
Visit www.juno.com
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